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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 2) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Oct. 26, 2014
Stock-based compensation expense, along with the related income tax benefit      
Stock based compensation expense recognized $ 5,524,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 4,957,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense  
Income tax benefit recognized (2,097,000)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (1,884,000)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense  
After-tax stock-based compensation expense 3,427,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 3,073,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax  
Stock-based compensation expense unrecognized 14,400,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized    
Period for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense 3 years 1 month 6 days    
Stock options      
Stock-based compensation      
Cash received from stock options exercised 2,100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
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3,400,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
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Tax benefit realized from stock options, aggregate 3,500,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
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5,100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
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Reconciliation of Stock Options      
Outstanding, at the beginning of the period (in shares) 17,402us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Granted (in shares) 1,169us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Exercised (in shares) 285us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Outstanding, at the end of the period (in shares) 18,286us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares) 13,740us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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Weighted-Average Exercise Price      
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 24.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Granted (in dollars per share) $ 52.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 19.69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 26.49us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share) $ 21.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term      
Outstanding at the end of the period 5 years 4 months 24 days    
Exercisable at end of period 4 years 4 months 24 days    
Aggregate Intrinsic Value      
Outstanding at the end of the period 491,242,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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  486,023,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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Exercisable at end of period 430,900,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
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Weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted, and the total intrinsic value of options exercised      
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) $ 10.08us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 9.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Intrinsic value of exercised options $ 9,192,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
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$ 13,402,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
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Weighted-average assumptions used to calculate fair value of each ordinary option award      
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent) 2.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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2.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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Dividend yield (as a percent) 1.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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1.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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Stock price volatility (as a percent) 19.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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20.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Expected option life 8 years 8 years  
Nonvested shares      
Reconciliation of the nonvested shares      
Nonvested shares outstanding 70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Weighted average grant date fair value of nonvested shares outstanding (in dollars per share) $ 33.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Nonvested shares vested in period 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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